Abortion and Public Health

Abortion is a common experience for women around the world; yet it is often excluded from the curricula of health professionals. Our aim is to fill in the gaps left by the exclusion of abortion from mainstream curricula.

This section contains all video lectures and slides relating to abortion and public health.

Learning Objectives

After watching these video lectures, the learner will:

Understand the importance of abortion provision in the primary care setting
Identify opportunities to improve global access to abortion care after the first trimester
Describe the epidemiology of abortion
Recognize global disparities in access to family planning
Understand the costs of unintended pregnancy
List barriers to accessing timely and safe abortion services

Assessments

Abortion and Public Health Questions

Abortion and Public Health Answers

Video Lectures and Companion Materials

Preventing Maternal Mortality: The Role of Safe Abortion

IERH acknowledges the importance of inclusive language as a component of patient-centered care and we are working to improve our content. Read more here.

Video Lecture Presented by:

Philip Darney, MD, MSc

University of California San Francisco
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Lecture can be viewed with subtitles in Spanish or French. French translation was made possible by the Safe Abortion Action Fund and International Planned Parenthood Federation. Click the Closed Captions button on video lectures to access subtitles.

Resources

WHO Strategies toward ending preventable maternal mortality (EPMM), 2015.

Preventing Maternal Mortality: The Role of Safe Abortion Slide Set

Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by:

Phil Darney, MD, MSc

University of California, San Francisco

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Preventing Maternal Mortality: The Role of Safe Abortion Slide Set

Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by:

Phil Darney, MD, MSc

University of California, San Francisco

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Abortion Disparities, A Public Health Approach

IERH acknowledges the importance of inclusive language as a component of patient-centered care and we are working to improve our content. Read more here.

Video Lecture Presented by:

Christine Dehlendorf, MD, MAS

University of California, San Francisco, Departments

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Abortion Disparities, A Public Health Approach Slide Set

Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by:

Christine Dehlendof, MD, MAS

University of California, San Francisco

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Abortion Disparities, A Public Health Approach Slide Set

Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by:

Christine Dehlendof, MD, MAS

University of California, San Francisco

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Health Disparities in Family Planning

Video Lecture Presented by:

Andrea Jackson, MD, MAS

University of California, San Francisco
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Health Disparities in Family Planning Slide Set

Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by:

Andrea Jackson, MD, MAS

University of California, San Francisco

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Health Disparities in Family Planning Slide Set

Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by:

Andrea Jackson, MD, MAS

University of California, San Francisco

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Global Obstacles to Abortion

IERH acknowledges the importance of inclusive language as a component of patient-centered care and we are working to improve our content. Read more here.

Video Presented by:

Dan Grossman, MD

University of California, San Francisco

Additional Resources

The Center for Reproductive Health, Worldwide Abortion Laws.

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Citations:

_{Center for Reproductive Rights, 2014}

_{Wulf D, Singh S. An Overview of Clandestine Abortion in Latin America. Guttmacher Institute; 1996.}

_{Mondragon y Kalb M, Ahued Ortega A, Morales Velazquez J, Diaz Olavarrieta C, Valencia Rodriguez J, Becker D, et al. Patient characteristics and service trends following abortion legalization in Mexico City, 2007-10. Stud Fam Plann 2011 Sep;42(3):159-66.}

_{Gynuity Health Projects Â» Research and Technical Assistance Organization. 2015 [cited; Available from: http://gynuity.org/}